The Betrayal of Christ, c. 1618–1620, Anthony van Dyck, Flemish, 1599–1641, 55 7/8 x 44 1/2 in. ( x cm) (canvas)70 x 58 x 5 in. ( x x cm) (outer frame), Oil on canvas, Netherlands, 17th century, Looser and less formal than the portraits that made him famous, this work was completed shortly before Van Dyck began a six-year stint in Italy. It follows the biblical description of Jesus Christ’s betrayal in the Garden of Gethsemane. Judas, one of Jesus’ disciples, brings a band of soldiers and religious officers with lanterns, torches, and weapons to arrest Jesus

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